{"product_id":"bali-a-paradise-created-9780804842600","title":"Bali: A Paradise Created","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Island of Bali--a true paradise is explored in this classic travelogue.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the artists and writers of the 1930s to the Eat, Pray, Love tours so popular today, Bali has drawn hoards of foreign visitors and transplants to its shores. What makes Bali so special, and how has it managed to preserve its identity despite a century of intense pressure from the outside world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBali: A Paradise Created\u003c\/i\u003e bridges the gap between scholarly works and more popular travel accounts. It offers an accessible history of this fascinating island and an anthropological study not only of the Balinese, but of the paradise-seekers from all parts of the world who have traveled to Bali in ever-increasing numbers over the decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Bali travelogue shows how Balinese culture has pervaded western film, art, literature and music so that even those who've never been there have enjoyed a glimpse of paradise. This authoritative, much-cited work is now updated with new photos and illustrations, a new introduction, and new text covering the past twenty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Vickers\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Sydney, where he is Director of the Australian Center for Asian Art and Archaeology. His numerous works include \u003ci\u003ePeradaban Pesisir\u003c\/i\u003e (Coastal Civilisation, 2009), \u003ci\u003eJourneys of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e (2005], and \u003ci\u003eA History of Modern Indonesia\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). His curatorial work includes the exhibition \u003ci\u003eCrossing Boundaries: A Window into Twentieth-Century Indonesian Art\u003c\/i\u003e (2002-3) and \u003ci\u003eI Nyoman Mandra: A Retrospective\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tuttle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572125303058,"sku":"9780804842600","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e399c2a2-a3b8-4039-b581-4f870d2b85d6.jpg?v=1755853668","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bali-a-paradise-created-9780804842600","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}